I have noticed a few zucchini growing but it really looks like a jungle of a lot of leaves, stems and flowers. Why so many flowers and so little fruit?
Found this blog and realize I might need to help the little female flowers along
The first thing you’ll need to do is identify the male and female flowers. Males have a straight, thin stem just behind the petals. They contain the anther inside, which should be loaded up with powdery, yellow pollen. Females are easily identified by a tiny, immature zucchini fruit (or ovary) that sits just behind the petals. Depending on the variety, it sometimes looks more like a thickened stem than a fruit.
Zucchini flowers tend to open up wide in the morning and are often closed by the afternoon so it is important to hand pollinate in the morning. Pluck a fully open male flower from the plant. Peel off the petals to expose the pollen-heavy anther. Gently brush the pollen over the stigma of a fully opened female flower. That’s it! Over the next few days you should see the small zucchini begin to swell and grow into a fruit. Harvest when it is about 3-6 inches.
- See more at: http://www.hgtvgardens.com/zucchini/flower-fail-blossoms-arent-pretty-when-zucchini-wont-fruit#sthash.02GDdRPK.dpuf
The flowers were all closed this afternoon. Hope to find some open tonight.
There are so many bean and pea blossoms and the vegetables are showing up. We are still eating lettuce and spinach.
I pick the little cherry tomatoes, mostly yellow cherry now, for dinner.
As you can see the tomato plants survived. Lots of little flowers
Had some fun on Friday. I was with Claudette and she had this lovely purple perennial. I went over to OTooles to look for it. and found it, called a Balloon plant
There is a little blossom (balloon)on the top.
I decided to get a few more perennials as there was a sale and the plants looked good. I've worked at making the strip of garden that backs up to Scott and Denise a bit nicer.
There are two red perennials. and then in the front, hard to see is another "dusty" plant
Then over in the pine tree garden, I got a "Chocolate" perennial
Kind of unusual.
On my way home I stopped at King Soopers and these great looking hanging plants, petunia and vinca, were just $5 each.
It was hot but I was inspired so I cleared out more Lamb's Ear, cutting off all the tall parts as many were falling over and crooked. Just looks "cleaner" out there. I left a few by the fence. So did some thinning and felt like when I get rid of things to throw away or take to Goodwill!
The roses are doing well and I wonder, "Is it the Epsom salt tablespoon in one gallon water?" So picked some, did some trimming out there too and now have roses on my table.
